Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:03:13 +0000 From: Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux program with kernel module Message-ID: <20130315150313.GA22064@eris.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <1363297361.3685.32.camel@archlinux> References: <5100adb0.7659bc7d.5142366e.438ea@lajt.hu> <1363297361.3685.32.camel@archlinux>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 10:42:41PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf typed: > On Thu, 2013-03-14 at 21:43 +0100, Istvan Gabor wrote: > > Can it run linux programs that have their own (linux) kernel module? > > If yes, how can I install such program, and how can I load the kernel module? > > > > (If I know correctly nvidia drivers have their own kernel modules, and FreeBSD can > > run linux nvidia drivers). > > Yesno. > > You need to compile kernel modules to fit to the version of FreeBSD or > Linux. > > I also call user space "FreeBSD" and "Linux", but it's _not_ correct to > do it. FreeBSD is a kernel and Linux is a kernel, not the whole system > is called Linux or FreeBSD and both kernels are available in different > versions. You're right about Linux (being only a kernel). Not so for FreeBSD. FreeBSD is the name of the OS,, kernel plus userland. You can compare it to debian, another (linux based) OS.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20130315150313.GA22064>